This week, Tesla sent a second important batch of configuration invites to Model 3 reservation holders in Canada as deliveries are about to start in the country and the situation with the federal tax credit in the US is still unknown.

Dozens of Model 3 reservation holders across Canada have reported to Electrek that they have been invited to configure their vehicle by Tesla this week.

Tesla could potentially change its delivery strategy over the next months to focus more on Canadian deliveries and push U.S. deliveries to the next quarter in order to deliver its 200,000th car in the US in Q3 and extend the phase-out of the $7,500 federal tax credit for its customers.

Unfortunately, Tesla is not commenting on the situation. Electrek estimates that Tesla would hit the 200,000th U.S. delivery mark in Q2 if deliveries are not optimized for the federal tax credit extension.

But a focus on Canadian deliveries to avoid that could also help some Canadian buyers avoid losing their own government incentives.

Ontario has one of the most generous EV incentives with a discount of $14,000 at the purchase, but some Model 3 reservation holders were afraid that it could go away after this summer’s provincial election. Doug Ford, the new leader of the Progressive Conservative party which has a chance to win the next election, has been known to want to cut the program.

Interestingly, it results in Tesla potentially having to concentrate deliveries in Canada for the next few months for the interest of both U.S. and Canadian (especially Ontarian) buyers.